Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS)
2025-01-24 – 2025-01-25 · Play Jaco, 61101 · COSTA RICA · 📍 Calle Ancha
Reps: JOHN MANN, MICHELLE MANN
Grand Champion: Justice BBQ (175.4400) · 12 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bushmaster BBQ
Entries
12
1 judged meat
Top score
175.4400
Winning margin
0.0344
1st over 2nd
Field average
167.18
median 168.84
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
5.1428 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
163.3828
10th place overall
Field spread
29.1884
winner to last place
How hot was the win?
Top 75%
beats 25% of 2987 Pork Ribs wins in the data
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Justice BBQ has won this contest 2 times across its 3 tracked editions.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 9–10: Tiquicia Smoker BBQ edged Smoke 44 BBQ by 0.0116. Pork Ribs places 1–2: Justice BBQ edged Bushmaster BBQ by 0.0344. Pork Ribs places 5–6: Los Pinos edged Team BBQ Firehouse by 0.0344.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Score distribution
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-24 | Play Jaco, 61101 | Calle Ancha | 12 | 178.2972 | Heifers, Butts & Clucks | — |
| 2025-01-24 ← this one | Play Jaco, 61101 | Calle Ancha | 12 | 175.4400 | Justice BBQ | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Play Jaco, 61101 | Calle Ancha | 16 | 700.0456 | Justice BBQ | GETTIN' BASTED |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 175.4400 | 170.2972 | 163.3828 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Masters Series Single Meat
Pork Ribs
12 entries · top 175.4400 · median 168.8400
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justice BBQ | |
| 2 | Bushmaster BBQ | |
| 3 | HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ | |
| 4 | Humo Parrillada | |
| 5 | Los Pinos | |
| 6 | Team BBQ Firehouse | |
| 7 | DrumQ BBQ Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Club Carbon | |
| 9 | Tiquicia Smoker BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke 44 BBQ | |
| 11 | Bike & Grill | |
| 12 | JD's House of Bacon |